The Sun. — London, England, 1838-01-30 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY DI VISION. LO ti ER CANADA GOVERNMENT BILL. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) MONDAY, JAN. 29. Order for Third Reading read ; Motion made, and Question Proposed, _,' That the Bill be now read the third time :"—Amend ment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words, " upon this dad• six months,"— Question put,—" That the word ' now' stand part of the Ques tion :"—The House divided : MA, Adam, Sir Charles Aglionby, H. A. Alston, Rowland Att wood, Wolverly Barnard, E. G. Bateman J. Bentinek , Lord G. Bernal, It. Re aves,, T* Nair, J. Blennerhassett A. Borthwick, P Brodie, W. Brasfield, W. B . Bytig, G. S. Carnac, Sir J. It . Cayley, E. S . Chapman, A. Clay, W Collier, J. Craig, W. Gibson Dalmeny, Lord Darby, George Denison, W. J. D'Eyncourt. C.'l' Duke, Sir .lames Duncan, Lord Dundas, J. C. Easthope, John Eaton, Richard J. Evans, C o l one l Fazakerley, J. N. Ferguson, Sir it A. Fergussen, R. C Fitzalan, Forbes, W. Freshtield J Gibson, J. JORITY-AYES, Grey Sir G. Grimsditch, T. Harland, NV. C. Hastie, A. Hawes, B. Hawkins, J. H. Heathcoat, J. Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, T. B. Hodgson, R. Horsman, Edward Hoskins, K. Hughes, NV. B. Hutton, R. Inglis, Sir R. IL James, W. Jenkins, It. Loch, James Lockhart, N. M. Logan, H. Mackenzie, Thomas Mackenzie, W. F. M.Leod, R. Macnamara, W. Martin, J. Martin, G. R. OTerrall, More Palmerston, Viscount I'arker, J. Perceval, Captain Phillpotts, J. Planta, J. Plumptre, J P Poulter, J. S. Protheroe, E. Reid, Sir John Rae Rice, T. S. Richards, Richard Russell, Lord John Salwey, Colonel Sheppard, T. Stanley, Stanley, w. O. Steuart, IL Stewart, J. Strutt, Edward Stuart, H. Stuart, W. Vi tiers Style, Sir 'l'. C. Sugdcn, Sir Edward Surrey, Earl of Talfourd, T. N. Tancred, H. W. Thomson, C. P. Thompson, W. Thorneley, Thomas Tanen, H. Vere, Sir Cir Verney, Si . Walker, 11.- Westenra, H. R. Westenra, J. C. VVhite, ndrew Wilbraham, G. Wilshere, W. Winnington, 1 Wood, C. Wood, Sir Matthew Worsley, Lord Yates, J. A. Young, G. F. TELLERS. Gordon, R. Seymou , , Lord Attwood, T. Raines, E. Currie, Itaikes Leader, J. T. MINORITY-NOES, 8. Molesuorth, Si) W. Wakley, Thomas Warburton, U. Williams, W. TELLCRS. Hume, Joseph Grote, G. PRIVATE BUSINESS OF PARLIA- MENT. MEMBERS ELIGIBLE T FOR THE COO Acheson, Viscount—Armagh Co. I Alsager, Captain—Surrey Ashley, Lord—Dorsetshire Bainbridge, E. T. Taunton Baring, F. Thornhill—Portsmouth Barrington, Lord—Berkshire Benett, J.—South Wiltshire Berkeley, Hon. F. H.—Bristol Blackstone W. S.—Wallingford Blake, NV:J.—Newport Blakemore, Ili hard—Wells Blunt, Sir Charles—Lewes Bodkin, J. James—Galway Co. Brodie, W. ft.—Salisbury Burdett, Sir F.—North Wiltshire Byng, George—Middlesex Cat nac, Sir James R —Sandwich Carter, J. B.—Portsmouth Cavendish, Hon. C.—East Sussex Chalmers, Patrick—lnverbervie Chandos, Marquis of—Bucks Clirish.pher, it A.—Lincolnshire Clay, W.—Tower Hamlets Cole, Hon Arthur H.—Enniskillen Compton, H. Combe—Hampshire Crawford, W.—London Dalrymple, Sir A. Brighton Darner, G. L. D.—Portarllngton n arbY, George—East Sussex Denison, W. J.—West Surrey D'Eyncourt, Right Hon. C. T. Lambeth Dottin, A. R.—Southampt on Duffield, T.—Abingdon Duncan, Viscount—Southampton: Dundas, J. I)eans —Devizes Dundas, Frederick—Orkney East,":James Buller—Winchester Eliot, Hon. J. C.—Roxburghshirc Estcourt T. Junior—Devizes Et wall, Italph—Andover Fatnham, E. B.—N. Leicestershire Fitzroy, Lord C.—Bury St. Edm. Fleming, John—Hampshire Fremantle, Sir Thomas —Bucks Goddard, Ambrose—Cricklade Godson, R.—Kidderminster Grattan, James—Wicklow Co. Greene, Thomas—Lancaster Grote, George—London Guest, J. J.—Merthyr Tydvil Raiford, Henry—Leicestershire Handley, Henry—Lincolnshire Harcourt, G. G.—Oxfordshire Harcourt, Gm. Simon—Bucks Harvey, D. W.—Southwark Hawes, Benjamin—Lambeth Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, I. Wight tiayter, W. G.—Wells ileathcote, Sir W.—S. Hampshire fleathcote, G. J.—Lincoinshire Heneage, Edward—Grimsby '0 SIT ON COMMITTEES 4TY OF HANTS. !Herbert, Hon. S.-South Wilts Holmes ' Hon. W.-Isle of Wi g ht Howard lt.-Wicklow Co. lloward, F. J.-Youghall Humphery, John-Southwark Hurst, R. H.-Horsham lolliffe ' Sir W.-Petersfield John-Carmarthenshire Kemble, H.-West Surrey Kerrison, Sir Edward-Eye Labouchere, Right Hon. Henry- Taunton Lefevre, C. Shaw-North Hants Lennox, Lord J. G.-West Sussex LQ:nox, Lord A.-Chichester Lockhart, A. M.-Lanarkshise Long, W.-North Wiltshire Lushington, Dr.-Tower Haml. Mackenzie, Thomas-Ress-sh ire Mackinnon, W. A.-Lymington )fanners, Lord C. S.-Leicestershire Martin, 'l'. 8.-Galway Co. Marton, George-Lancaster Maxwell, Henry-Cavan Co. Melgund, Viscount -Hythe Illildmay, P. St. John -Winchester Miles, Philip John-Bristol Nee, John-Cricklade Norrcys, Lord-Oxfordshire O'Callaghan, Hon. C.-Dungarvan Packe, Chas. Wm.-Leicestershire Palmer, R.--Berkshire4 4 -11 Parker, I'. A. W.-Oxfordshire Pattison, James-London Pechell, Captain-Brighton Perceval, G. J.- West Surrey Peyton, Henry-Woodstock Pollen, Sir J.-Andover Poulter, J. S.-Shaftesbury Pusey, Philip-Berkshir Rose, Sir George-Christchurch Russell, Lord John-Stroud Scrope, Poulett-Stroud Smith, J. A.-Chichester Spencer, Hon F.-Mitlhurst Stewart, John-Lymington Strangways, Hon. John-Dorset Stuart, Lord J.-Ayr Sturt, Henry Charles-Dorsetshire Surrey, Earl of-West Sussex Tracy, Henry H.-Bridgenorth Trevor, Hon. G. R.-Caermarthensh Troubridge, Sir I'. E.-Sandwich Verner, William-Armagh Co. Verney, Sir H.-Buckinghamshire Whitmore, T. C.-Bridgenorth Wool, Sir M.-London Wood, Thomas-Middlesex Worsley, Lord-Lincolnshire Wyndham,' AVadham-Salisbury Young, SirW.-Bucks Young, John-Cavan THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Peop l e h ave an impression that the thaw spoils fish, and the conse quence is that but little is doing. The supply of good Fish to-day was scarce, but prices generally were reasonable, owing to a very limited demand. Turbot, ss. to 22.5. and 9.45. ; Soles, 6d. to 2s. 6d. and 3s. per pair; Lobsters, Pd., to 2s. and 3s. each; Cod, is. 6d. and 2s. to Bs., 10s., and I:2s. HUNGERFORD MARKET. The weather having set the vegetables more at liberty, caused the supply today to be greater, and prices were lower than on Saturday. Fish were a little cheaper today than yesterday. Trade in Butchers' Meat was dull, and prices rather drooping; and Hay and Clover were rather lower. HAY MARKETS.—(At re- Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. C.arb:e heavy Lowland Meadow Hay.„ , ,.£4 10 t. , £4 15 New Meadow Hay 0 U 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 4 15 5 0 ....... Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay. b I 5 i Clover Hay ...... 4 15 6 0 Oat Straw .£l 1G to 11 li 1 Wheat Straw ll5 2 0 C oarse heavy Lowland Mead SMH FIELD.owH IT ay .E 4 10 to £4 15 Now Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto 4 11 5 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay Clever Hay (extra tine Oat Straw £1 lit ,. £1 181 Wheat Straw 2 0 2 2 Coarse M ea d ow H ay WHITECHAPEL. 14 15 t• 55 0 New Meadow H ay 'Useful Old Ditt o Fine Upland Meadow and It e. ra.s Hay Clever Hay ..... Y g ' Oldstraw ................................................ 2 ' 0 2 2 £l li , 0 ..£2 0 I Wheat Straw TALLOW AND OIL MARKET. To-day we quote P.Y. C. at 495. ; but the market is not active. In the state and prices of the Oil Market, both Fish and Seed, there is no variation to-day from yesterday. BALTIC AND CANADIAN TIMBER MARKET. Baltic and Canadian Timber are both in a very languid condition ; the business doing in either is very slender, and prices remain just as they have been for the last fortnight. The expences of freight are so great on Canadian Timber, and the duty is so high on Baltic, that both are equally depressed. COLONIAL MARKETS. The thaw continuing causes a little more business to be done, but) it is still very limited. There exists a better feeling to purchase, but still nothing has yet transpired sensibly to alter the condition of the market. All purchases are for consumption. B.P. Sugar continues in fair demand at last week's prices, and is firm. Refined Sugar secures but little busi ne'4 ; and is little better than nominal, at 395. for fine crushed. There were two large sales of Bengal Sugar to-day, which fetched full prices, with a tendency to rise when we left the market. We .think this article will be higher. 'I o-day we had no Coffee at public sale ; by private contract Ceylon sells w ell, and prices are looking up; good ordinary is now worth 8 55., other descriptions languid. Tea continues in good demand, and prices are firm. Spices : Cinnamon continues to sell much as we quoted it Yesterday ; but a small proportion sells and fetches former prices, except thirds, which secure rather more money, but very little is disposed of. We are not authorised yet to make any alteration in the prices of nut megs. Cleves, mace, or pepper, all at market to-day at public sale. The Cotton trade is doing nothing whatever just now, but waiting the large public sales which come on Friday next. Rum continues very stable in price ; and likely to be higher we judge. The dealers gene rally in groceries are now understood to be low in stock ; and if this Weather continues a fair business may speedily be expected. Saltpetre is in the market to-day and is firm. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Bread in the Metropolis is Od. for the 41b. Loaf Good Bread may be had at (114c1, raicE OF S Per Cwt. New English P,ed Cloversss. CS, 70s Oil Ditto Ditto —3. -3. S Nei! , Foreign Ditto s2s. 605.683. Old 'Pao Ditto New White Clover sss. 603. 70s. 01.1 Ditto Ditto —s. —B. —B. Nee Trefoil l2s. Ids. 20s. (lid Ditto Tref°Hum 13 IRs 2ls Vnglisti Carraway ...... 448. 48s. Forelen Ditto —s. 465. 5 3 3 Coriander —s Os. Ds Rapesaed,,` 6to (per Las ;EEDS.—Jan. 29. Per Quarter. St. Fein 6s. 28s 42s Ryc Grass 3as, 334. Us racey Grass —s 414. 45s Linseed, for feeding 4%. 50s —s. Ditto, fur sowing --s. 525. 541 Ditto, for crushing —s 445. 475. Canary —5 40s. 454. Hemp —.. 355. 4‘. Per Bushel White Nfustarl 103. ca. 133. od . Brown Ditto Ol. IBi "fares 3s. 9,1 4i. Gd. t) 01. V. Foreign 24!. 26/.- PRICES OF Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) East Kwrit Pockets. Ditto Bags Mid Kent Pockets Ditto Bags Sussex Yearlings Old aids HOPS.—Jan. 99. 0/ Os. 71 Os. to EL Os. 41 101. 01. 04. to 71 01. 0,. 4/ (a.. to 6' 0/. Oa. 1 , 1. JS/. to &/. Os. CI 01. 4 , Si. to 5,12 s. 01. 0/. 3' IS , to 4 03 Cl. Os. 21. 16a to Si . 0/. o , t I/ Os. to 2 Os. f al , PRICE OF OIL e Oil, brown, per tOH, 351. Ids.—Retined, 37, 103.—Linceed Oil , 271 1 s Litigued Oil Cak? at the Mill, (1000 , 1•2/. 123 —Rape Cake per ton, 5 5 PRICE OF TALLOV Town Tallow • 51s. fid. Yellow Russia White —s. Od. meal, Ditto s Od. Melting Stuff ~....___itto Rough 37s. Od. D 9.35. Od . SOAP, Stc per 1121 b. Y e llow Soap Mottled —B lid Curd —s. 0(1 Graves 18; al. Good Dregs I FOAL MAII Ships arrived since] Per 1.". s. 22 9 Main Iliniton 1 I 21 6 Its End Clark and C u 2l g 119 End Go s forth . 24 5 119 End He a t o n 24 0 Ils End Hotspur Is End Kiliingworth SCO HADDINGI' Wheat. First 636 Od '•ecorid s6s lki 'bird There were 329 qrs. of 21 verage. KE C.—Jan. . ast market-oay. 2. Per Taw. S. e • Walls End Lanchester 22 6 Walls End Hatton :6 0 Walls End Tees 25 :3 Walls End Seymour Tees Walls End West Iletton Blythe l9 0 Eloward's Netherton Main Stavelcy Main .... Bering. 32s Od 31. Ckl 304 Od re cold. ITCH M. ARKETS. 'ON CORN MARKET.—Jan. 2 3, I Barley. I Oatg. I Pease. I is 0(1 2li 6.1 ntis :'d . . 299 Od 223 Od 9.0 s 0.1 ISs 6.1 Wheat in rnarket.3o9 !O Unseld.-0 Grey. .......... 2/. 111; 9.1 I 33s Od I 31 s 041 whereof w, .—Jan. ?5. Pease. 25s Od :30 , Od 4.12 th CORN btABICET. Barley. I Oat&. lila 6,1 24s Od 27s Oil 22s 6d 25i Oil 16s 4d Beans. 34s Od sl2s Od Od i..., DA LKEIT 1 Wheat. ' st. 6.26 Oti , ii ;.:! , 1 1 .1 r s ( ( l. ,l , LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. 9.9. t al e. have to report the existence of a good demand for Cotton gene_ k t ,' and the sales effected at this day's market amount to 4,000 bags, liich our last quotations were readily obtained; 300 Pernatu 9 to i4 lOO Bahia, 8} ; 30 Maranham, Si ; 100 Laguira, 8; 30 Egyp. ); ; 3,440 American, 61 to 8%. RETURN OF JOSEPH V 4 OLFF, THE MISSIONARY. TO ALL MY DEAR FRIENDS IN GREAT BRITAIN. I arrived last evening at Cowes, in the Isle!of Wight, from America, for the purpose of joining again my family. I have visited Abyssinia, Yemen, Hindoostan, and the United States, and arrive now in England, worn out by fatigues and labours in the vineyard of cur Lord Jesus Christ : worn out also by agonizing anxiety for my wife and child.—Yours, truly, JOSEPH WOLFF, Missionary. Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, Jan. 29, 1838. COWES-ISLE OF WIGHT. (From our own Correspondent.) Arrived the Falcon, yacht, Middlendit, from Madeira, in 13 days, and landed the Hon. Bingham Baring, and Captain Houlston of the Guards. Also landed from the Utica, Havre American Packet, the Rev. Joseph Wolff. He delivers a lecture at the Town Hall this evening, on his missionary travels in Egypt, Palestine, Abyssinia, Persia, America, &c. &c. January, 29, 1838. COURT CIRCULAR. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yes terday. The Royal dinner party at the new Palace last evening in cluded her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Lord Steward, Viscount Melbourne, Sir Hussey and Lady Vivian, Lady Portman, Lady Mary Stopford, the Hon. Miss Pitt, Miss Cavendish, Mr. and Lady Theresa Digby, Baroness Lehzen, Miss Davis, the Marquis of Headfort, General the Hon. Sir William Lumley, and Colonel Buckley. The band of the Coldstream regiment of Foot Guards at tended at the Palace during the evening, and porformed marches and selections from favourite operas. Lord John Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Hussey Vivian, and Sir Andrew Leith Hay, had a meeting yesterday, at the Office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Commander of the Forces had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday, at the Colonial Office. The Chancellor cf the Exchequer and Lady Theodosia Spring Rice had a dinner party on Sunday, at their residence in Downing-street. Amongst the company were Sir G. Tal bot, Messrs. John Blake, M. P., Horsman, M. P., C. Buller, M. P., T. J. Phillips, and W. Russell, Mr. Sergeant Tal fourd, and Miss Lister. Sir George Grey had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the home Office. The distressed state of the poor at Brighton having come to the knowledge of the Queen, her Msjesty gave directions that 201. should be forwarded to assist in relieving them. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE ARRIVALS. Lord Somers, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Brighton ; Lord Fitzro♦ Somerset, in Stanhope-street, from Strathfiehlsaye ; Hon. Mrs. Cavendish, in Belgrave-square, from Chatsworth ; the Countess of Cawdor and family, in South Audley-street, from a Continental tour ; Sir Robert and Lady Gore Booth, from ditto ; Hon. Granville Leveson Gower, at Devonshire House, from Paris; Sir William Noel, Bart., from Boulogne-sur-Mer ; Lady Hunter Blair, from Dover ; Lord Alfred Paget, from Drakelow, Derbyshire ; Lord Aberdeen, in Argyll-street, from Strathfieldsaye ; Sir Robert Adair, in Chesterfield-street; W. F. Campbell, Esq., M. P., and Mrs. Campbell, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn street, from Islay ; T. Staveley, Esq., and Mrs. Staveley, at ditto, from Yorkshire. DEPARTURES. Major and Mrs. 'Violet, from Prince's-street, Hanover square, for the depot of the Bth Foot, Galway ; Major and Mrs. Estcourt, for Mr. Estcourt's seat, New Park, Wilts; the Hon. Fox Maule, from Hill-street, for the North ; Lady Gambier, for Dover ; Colonel and Mrs. Armstrong, from Gould's Hotel, Albemarle-street. on a tour; Lord Melbourne, from Lansdowne House, on a visit to Lord Lilfurd, at Oundle, Northamptonshire ; Viscount Bury, for Paris ; the Countess of Elgin and family, for ditto ; Mrs. Cholmeley Dering, for Waterloo -crescent, Dover ; Hon. Miss Hill, for ditto; Sir James and Strong, for the Continent ; Admiral and Mrs. Coffin, for Dover ; Colonel and Mrs. Webster and family, from Upper Brook -street, for Brighton. THEATRES. ST. JAMES'S. Mr. Braham, last night, presented at this theatre the third edition of Le Domino Noir, or the Black Domino. As it is played here, it probably comes nearer to the original opera of Scribe and Auber than the clever version at the Adelphi, or that represented elsewhere ; the singing parts being ex ceedingly well sustained by Miss J. Smith, Madame Sala, and others. The first-named lady introduced, with much taste, a pretty Spanish melody, arranged and partly composed by Mrs. A'Beckett, and commencing " How oft, when coldly greet ing." She also gave " Yes, in the midst of her devotion," the " Au refictaire d la prit?re" of Auber, with great judg ment and feeling. This young lady is improving much, and justifies the opinion so warmly expressed in her favour on her debut not long ago. The convent scene, which is entirely left out at the Adelphi, is here rendered very effective, nearly the whole of Auber's appropriate and beautiful music being given. Mrs. Stirling sustained the part of the Black Domino in a clever and fascinating manner. Of the other characters we need say nothing at present. The manager has paid much attention to the " mounting" of the burletta. The piece was announced for repetition amidst general applause. ADELPHJ. The appearance of the forthcoming novelty, entitled the Gnome Fly, which was to have been presented last night at the Adelphi, has been postponed until to-morrow (Wednes day) evening. It appears that the artistes of the theatre have been unable to effect the desired arrangement with re gard to the machinery, which the performance of this asto nishing and attractive piece is said to require. The bill of fare last evening consisted of The Lost Pleiad, The Black Domino, The Dancing Barber, and the usual pantomime, which was exceedingly well attended, and went off well. Yates, at the fall of the curtain after the first piece, apolo gised for the non-appearance of the Gnome Fly, which he trusted would not be less effective than the Elephant Jim Crow, and the other novelties which have already distin guished the Adelphi above its rivals for fertility in wonders. THE NATIONAL GALLEHT.—The late Lord Farnborough was a great patron of the fine arts, and was always consulted by George IV. about such matters. His Lordship, in conjunction with the late Sir G. Beaumont, was mainly in strumental in the forming of our National Gallery. Bath had repeated interviews with the Sovereign on the subject. At length a sort of compact was made by the four following gen tlemen, viz., Lord Farnborough, Sir George Beaumont, the Rev. Holwell Carr, and Mr. Rogers, that if a national gallery was established, they would at their deaths bequeathe their valuable private collections to it. Sir G. Beaumont died first, and by his will redeemed his pledge ; the Rev. Mr. Carr fol lowed, and did likewise. These two colleetions were made at a cost of 60,0001. to the testators ; and it is fully expected that the late Lord Farnborough will, by his last testament, have fulfilled his implied obligation.—Cheltenham Looker-on. We never heard of this compact before. MAP OF NIAGARA.—`I/yid, of Charing Cross, has published a coloured sketch of the River Niagara from Lake Erie to Lako Ontario, which exhibits at a glance the posi tion of Navy Island, now the focus of the insurrection in Up per Canada. It appears that the extent of the Island is only three hundred and four acres, and the entire surface is within range of a field-piece planted on the Canadian bank of the Niagara. COAL-TAR FOOT-PATITS.-The improvements in the Place Louis X V., in Paris, are approaching fast to a ter mination. It will be one of the most splendid places in Europe. By way of experiment a large portion of the car riage-way is laid with bitumen, in the shape of the usual paving -stones, and it is thought by most persons that this mode of paving will be successful. It is believed that this is a mere preparation of the coal-tar mixed with broken granite and sand, and thoroughly evaporated of its aqueous portions. It is, however, stated to be prepared with 'asphaltum from some of the large French mines. Whether this be so or not, the result will be the same; for it has been proved that there is no difference in the wear between bitumen from the mines, and coal-tar when properly evaporated. The success of this mode of paving for horses and carriages appears to be very doubtful. In the continued investigations which have taken place in the remains of the Roman villa lately discovered at New ton St. Lo, near Bath, two coins have been found, the one of gold and the other of silver, and both in a fine state of preserva tion, which are now in the possession of Mr. Harris, of South gate-street, in that city. The silver coin is one of the Emperor Macrinus, who died A. D. 218, having reigned only fourteen months. The gold coin is of Honorius, the son of the Emperor Theodosius, at whose death ke became Emperor of the Western Empire, which included Italy, Gaul, and Britain. Honorius died A. D.. 133, aged 39 years, after a reign of twenty-eight years seven months. The villa, there fore, must have been inhabited during the reign of Honorius, and probably a few years after his decease, as the Romans quitted Britain about A. D. 446 . —Somerset County Gazette. On Saturday, Mr. John Story, schoolmaster, of Bowling, came to his death under the following distressing cir cumstances :—Having observed that one of the girths of a wa ter tub belonging to him had been broken off by the frost, he procured the assistance of a cooper to re-hoop it ; when he had done co, Mr. Story and the cooper proceeded to take down another water tub, which was placed about fire feet from the ffround, and was supposed to be empty, but which it appears was not so, Mr. Story placed himself in front of the tub, for the pur when hi s f eet s li ppe d f rom un der horn,pos e of an studying e a n d o y i c i fe n e, g l lw i tint,,,dtogwornen his face, , in d t h e tu b d escen d e d, , a half full of t force on the unfortunate man's head, Which it literally crushed in pieces, the edge of the tub penetrating the back of his neck to a ,considerable depth. He stied instantaneous l y . He h as left a wife and five children. He had Jul;established a flourishin g sc h oo l , hav i ng a b out one hundred day sctholars ; His only r e l at i ve i n this part o f t h e the country is Mr. Robert ;. - 4pry ? the Crayon poet.—Halifax Express. We have t,43 acknowledge the receipt of an exprei6 edition a Tu esday eve,,,in g % Sun, containing five closely of the adjourn debate i n t h e printed columns adjourned House o f Com mons on the same evening, Mach arrived at Chesterfield by the mail at twelve o'clock on Wednesday morning.—North .Derbyshire Chronicle. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1838. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIA- tore of money in national undertakings, however gigantic they may be, if such be based on the solid foundation for goodsense, and which are likely to promote the prosperity of England, or are commensurate with the magnitude and dignity of the mo narchy, I am quite convinced in such cases, if the money is fairly expended, the country would cheerfully and generously open its purse strings. But to see an atrocious robbery of the Treasury, to witness the millions frittered away in jobs and given to parasites and sycophants, is truly disgusting and heart-rending. I do earnestly and strenuously recommend the parishioners of St. James's, St. George's, Marylebone, Pancras, and Pad dington, to call a public general meeting for the purposes of petitioning Parliament to take down that abominable mr.s3 o' rubbish and bad taste, St. James's Palace, and rebuild the Houses of Parliament on its site. Their property in such case would be greatly enhanced in value. A beautiful national building would embellish the Parks and Buckingtam Palace. where the air is salubrious. The site is in contiguity with all the !eaiing c'ub houses, and would prove an inconceivable con venience and advantage to Llmost every Member of Parliament I am Sir, your obedient Servan% *JOHN EDMOND DE BEAUVOIR. ME NT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir—After a solemn decision of the House of Commons on a long debated question, it might warrant the assumption of hardihood in an individual even to dispute its judgment, or to point out its errors on an important subject. The disinterested anxiety I feel for the commonweal has urged me, on more occasions than one, to record my opinions; I did so, when the House of Commons had decided to found the National Gallery, on the site of the old King's Mews. I pointed out the folly of allotting a space so limited to form the foundation of a building which should have been in con formity with the grandeur of the British empire; like the pro phecies of Cassandra, my predictions were unheeded, except by some of the editors of the public journals, who did me the honour to quote and coincide in my opinions. This National Gallery now stands a monument to record the taste and judg ment of its founders. Seventy-five thousand pounds was the original grant made by Parliament for this national under takinss, whereas the marble arch before Buckingham Palace, in building it up, altering, and partly taking down, cost the country infinitely more. No blame can therefore be attached to the architect of the National Gallery, he having done more, under the circumstances and restrictions in which he was placed, to embellish externally, and arrange the internal ac commodation, than I consider any individual could have effected; but I am sure few Englishmen can point out that building to foreigners, as the repository of the arts, without sentiments of shame and feelings of reproach ; and, moreover, heartily execrating the system of jobbing, which has had such injurious effects on our national edifices. In consequence of St. Stephen's chapel being destroyed by fire, Parliament has voted that an enormous sum should be expended in re-building, on the same site, adequate Houses for the accommodation of the Peers and Gentlemen of the Commons. I object to the proposed ate, the Gothic style of architecture as agreed on, and also to the immense expense of outlay in forming an embankment in the Thames, to the pos sible injury of the navigation of that river. In respect to the proposed site, many, with the most lauda ble and patriotic sentiments, have, in commemoration of bye gone times, and of our eloquent British orators, chosen the ground of the old Houses to found the walls of the intended new building. I believe that in the proposed plan neither the Houses of Peers or Commons will exactly stand on the old sites. Many admire such romantic feelings, when patriotically enter tained; while many others arc amused by the Legislature thinking it would please the nation to commemorate the spot where King Stephen had his soup kitchen, where a Star Chamber tyranized over the people, where Cromwell swayed when a Monarch fell by the axe, where a subservient majority have supported Ministers, and where eight hundred millions of the public money were voted away. Had Guy Fawkes carried his iniquitous plot into execution, it is more than proba ble the Parliament subsequently called would not have com memorated the spot by re-building its Houses on the old site ; and what could now prevent a maniac, or a party such as the gang of the Cato-street conspirators, from filling a barge with combustibles and gunpowder, dropping it down with the cur rent of the river, then mooring it by an anchor so as to let it swing by the operation of the tide near the wall of the House of Commons, at a time, too, when its Members are assembled in full conclave—the destruction of hundreds might be the con sequence of building in the mud—the detection of the conspira tors would be difficult, nay, almost impossible. I will not pre tend to say that some Members of Parliament who have pro perty in the vicinity voted in favour of the old site from in terested motives, but I have heard that some wags contended for continuing the connection with and for tacking the Houses of Parliament to the Westminster Courts of Law. I must suppose, therefore, that such argument was only made use of in the spirit of jocularity, ' CC cause it must 1.r.... be notorious to all that the present ,(courts of Law in Westminster are most inconveniently site ted, they being at a distance of two miles from the Court of Chancery, die Inns of Count, the Temple, the Law Libraries, and three miles from the City ; moreover, they are so defi cient in accommodation and limited in space, that the Judges in term time have severely suffered from the dense un wholesome atmosphere and suffocating heat of summer. The appearance of the Courts is mean and contemptible, inferior almost to every County Court in England, and the site where they stand renders it impossible now, or at any future period, to increase their dimensions ; therefore, the argument in favour of building the Houses of Commons on the proposed site for the purposes of connecting them with the Courts of Law in Westminster is most monstrous. It is the wisdom which builds a palace for the benefit of, and connecting it with a hovel. Entertaining, as I do, a great respect for the gen tlemen of the bar, yet I do not see the necessity of retaining the hugging copartnership of Parliament and the Courts of Law. Sooner or later Courts of Law must be built more spacious and conveniently situated than the present, which will embellish the metropolis, accord with the enlarged state of the empire, and support the dig nity of the Bar. Had all London been ransacked for an ineligible site, a more inappropt iate one than the present could not be selected. The Penitentiary of Millbank (another job) where many an incarcerated wretch has atoned for his errors by death from the local miasma and pestilential damp—even this building is more removed from the river than the selected site of the New Houses; nor has it the disadvantage of having two gasometers opposite to it which the other labours under. How many Members have lost their lives front leaving an over heated House, (often the House breaks up at two and three o'clock in the morning), on suddenly exposing themselves to the damp air and running the gauntlet across Old Palace yard, the Devil's bellows of London, where the keen cast wind, accompanied with rein, or the fog imbibed from the river, pe netrate through the armory of cloaks and great coats—the horror Members of delicate constitutions entertain of under going this ordeal of heat and cold has often prevented them at tending to their Parliamentary duties; besides, this site is sub ject to inundations of the river, and more so since the removal of old London Bridge. So damp is the neighbourhood that I have frequently seen the internal walls of houses there dripping with moisture; but one of the greatest objections to the spot is its great distance from the domiciles of the Members, who nearly all live in the west end of the town ; they must naturally feel the great waste of time occupied attending St. Stephen's, to say nothing of the danger and difficulty when the weather is foggy. Some few, to avoid these inconveniences, are com pelled to take houses in the vicinity, in order to attend with diligence their Parliameretary duties. The neighbourhood is ' obscure, and they are removed from their friends in the west end, and this is a great annoyance and disadvantage, more es pecially to those Members who have families. The proposed site is removed from all the leading Club Houses of London, and hotels where Members usually take refreshment, receiv e letters, and reply to communications—it has every pos s ibl e dis advantage without one redeeming quality in its recommen dation. _ _ _ Many approve of the Gothic style of architecture as being characteristic of the national taste. Sketches and plans in such style may appear very beautiful on paper, and elaborately wrought Gothic edifices when new and unsullied generally call forth our admiration, where the atmosphere is untainted by smoke or fog, such as the sites of Eaton Park or Fonthill, the style is appropriate and beautiful ; but to withstand the soot and smoke of foggy London, it is of all styles the most unsuited; to arrive at a perfect knowledge of the effect pro duced on this kind of architecture, pray view Henry the Seventh's chapel, one of the most highly wrought and beauti ful Gothic edifices in Eagland. This chapel was entirely re freshed some years ago, so as to appear new from the hands of the builder—it is now one dingy mass of sooty livery, palled in the dunny smoke" of London—the Gothic crevices seem particularly adapted to catch the dirt. However beau tiful the new Houses of Parliament may appear on paper, if the plans are carried into execution, in a few years they will exhibit one undistinguishable mass of mourning, as charac terizes their sister order Henry the Seventh's chapel ; besides external appearances the style internally is totally miscalcu lated for a House of Commons. The light afforded by Gothic windows is generally defective and gloomy; the light given to the new Gothic Grammar School in Birmingham appeared to me very insufficient. There will be immense difficulty to make the internal arrangements commodious and comfortable for the Members, and at the same time to retain the correct style of architecture. The highly talented architect grasped at the crown of fame with its more solid advantages, and ob tained the prize from many rivals ; the magnitude of his bold design evinced an enlarged mind; his genius also in embellish. ment captivated, deluded, and perverted the understanding of the jury—they forget that the fantastic Gothic style was at variance to that association of ideas which should harmonize with the grave deportment of a deliberating senatorial as sembly. A church fashioned after the pagoda style of the Brighton Palace, with a Reverend Divine in the pulpit dressed as a harlequin or mandarin, such habiliments might indeed be in keeping with the building ; but such an exhibition by the association of ideas would excite our laughter, and not our de votion. Making the style of the new Houses of Parliament to harmonize in keeping with the localities of Westminster Abbey and Henry the Seventh's chapel, is equally as absurd and out of character to that pure order which should symbo lize the dignity which ought to be f o und i n a B r itish Senate House. There are many retired cockn e ys i n H am pstead, who revel in the romanc e of a G o thi c v ill a . Thi s sty l e may be English taste, but it i s no t c l ass i c e l egance —i s not ca l cu lated for our sooty at mos ph ere o f L on d on— i s ill ca l cu l ate d f or com fort or convenience—its windows afford but an obscure light, and at best is only fit for a sepulchre or a church. The Gothic is no more pure classic than dog Latin. The new Houses may commemorate any thing but a " Reform" ill English taste. As a public national building it will be designated we hope " the last of the Goths." The sum allotted for forming an embankment in the mud is equal in amount to that which was granted for building our National Gallery. Can it be believed that Englishmen are so lost to shame and national feeling as to waste enormous sums on a gingerbread palace, unworthy of our great monarchy, and yet to award a wretched sum of 75,000/. and a limited space for a National Gallery, and besides granting an immense sum to form only an embankment in the mud for a House of Com mons, which must contract and obstruct the navigation of the River? I also contend that partial obstructions always in crease the alluvial deposit in ether places, which fact is esta blished by the removal of Old London Bridge, the deposit of med. on the banks being now much reduced since the obstruc tions have been lessened. Job, with its wheel as ithin wheel, and political partizanship, arc the curse of the country. A leader in OP fitoillQsuac, titmay b whether Whigeclw so sure,orTory, who bring forward a mea absurd, mischievous, aristocra tical, or den - aacra . dCa% if his party be in power, that measure i' earrif4—itll his friends, like a well trained pack of hounds,or a string of ntopkeys on the rock of Gibraltar, hark to his cry. I' is all Ministerial or Opposition—Heave n or Hell—there is no Ipurgatory, or a neutral bench allowed. In the arrangements of the New Houses there should be, howbver; a seat rest:mi for Purptoriats. Where there is a necesiii for the espencTh MONEY MARKET. CITY, MONDAY EVENING.—II will he recollected that A statement appeared in a Morning Paper a few week, since, the object of which was to show that the Di rectors of the Bank of England had got themselves into a very serious dilemma, in consequence of the part they took in the embarrassed affairs of the Northern and Central Bank at Manchester. The public were given to un derstand that the settlement of the outstanding engagements of the joint-stock bank in question was proceeding very slowly and unsatisfactorily, and that the Directors of the Bank of England would, in the end, have to proceed against the indivi dual shareholders of the Northern and Central Bank for a heavy deficiency, which, in the existing state of the law, they would have much difficulty in recovering. The correctness of this statement was denied by us at the time it first appeared, and subsequently by the solicitor of the Northern and Central Bank, so that it is perhaps hardly necessary to say anything further upon the subject. • Seeing, however, that the assisted bank has at length paid off the balance of the advances made to it by the Bank of England, as well as the amount due from it to the London and Westminster Bank, we are induced to copy the following announcement to that effect, which appeared in the Manchester Guardian of Saturday:— " We understand that the debt due from the Northern and Central Bank to the Bank of England was fully paid in cash on Thursday last, when the Directors of the Bank of England gave up the various hills and securities belonging to the Nor thern and Central Bank which they previously held, and the warrant of attorney, which had been given as a further securtv for the advances of the Bank of England, was cancelled. A considerable part (about 50,000/., we believe) of the debt due by the Northern and Central Bank to the London and Weft. minster Bank has also been discharged.—Morning Post." MONDAY EVENING.—The abundance of money is producing the greatest inconvenience to all those who live upon their capital, or upon the lending out of money which is deposited with them by others. That which is usually distinguished by the term of the " monied interest" has become in fact, for a time, the distressed interest of the city. Contrasted with what was passing less than twelve months ago, the change in the state of money is a very remarkable one. Then five per cent. was currently obtained on all bills, and on those for short dates, and not the very best credit, a much higher rate of interest was paid, amounting to ten or twelve per cent, or more. The bankers and capitalists made an excellent harvest on that occasion, and can afford a little reverse, if that were the only matter to be considered. The evil is, what has been often pointed out, to our commerce and our industry, which are reduced, instead of a steady pursuit, to a state of gambling or mere chance, by these vicissitudes in the currency. The period which is about to come on must be one of violent ex citement. The transactions in the Consol-market have been unimportant. The price at one period touched 92;1, and finally closed at 92,1 to i for money and the account. The funds are supported entirely by the abundance of money, but for which there is little doubt but that the price would be much lower. But stock is actually scarce, becomes more so from day to day, and on the principle of all markets, those who want the commodity must pay for it. In the unfunded debt the same high prices ase maintained. Exchequer Bills were 625. to 645. ; India Bonds 565. to 605., and those to be paid off, 15s. to 16s. premium.-7'imes. The Commercial letters from New York, dated the Ist instant, mention that there had been a good deal of business transacted in Cotton during the previous week, but that the Market had ultimately left off rather dull, which seems, how ever, to be attributable to very large supplies. The Jefferson steam vessel arrived at New York on the 22d, with a cargo of 1,580 bales, which, it is said, was the largest load ever con veyed to that city in a single boat. The exportation of this article from New York since the Ist of October, consisted of 73,004 bales to foreign ports, and 16,548 bales coastwise, making a total of 91,522 bales ; whereas, during the same period last season, there were 121,678 bales shipped, showing a deficiency of 30,126 bales, hut this amount includes au excess coastwise of 4,258 bales, as compared with last year. The deficiency in British ports is 5,833 ; to French ditto, 26,885 ; to the north of Europe, 1,296 ; and to other foreign ports, a falling off of 3.J0 bales. The prices ranged from nine to eleven cents. per lb., and the qualities were from middling to fair. The stock of cotton on hand at Mobile on the Ist of October was 1,977 bales, since which period 48,010 bales bed arrived, making a total of 49,987 bales to be disposed of, and of which 23,329 bales had been sold, making the stock on hand, on the 22d of December, consist of 26,658 bales. There was very little business going on in Tobacco. A state ment of this article from New York is also furnished, by which it appears that since the Ist of October 3,492 hhds. were ex ported against 3,176 last season, making an excess in favour of the present period of 1,248 coastwise, and a falling of to foreign ports of 943 bales.—Chronicle. MONDAY EVENING.—The ,attention of our men of business is at present turned with no inconsiderable degree of interest to the existing state of our Money Market. The great diffi culty o f e mploying capital in comme rc i a l t ransac ti ons t o ad vantage has created a disposition for speculation, not only in Government Securities, but, as is usual when superfluous capital is abundant, and to be borrowed at low rates of inte rest, it has turned much of the tide of speculation towards shares of every class, without reference to any circumstances that would originate a fair expectancy of profit beyond those accidental chances which hover over all gamblin g transac tions, in which all doubtful, m joint-stock ay bc included. schemes wherein e m u lit)itma thase to impugn th e j o i nt - stoc k b anks, as again be bsteaebnilimtyadise comine - the authors of the artificial speculation which certainly prevails in all the share markets, but we cannot learn that they have travelled out of the usual course of busi ness for some time past, at any rate to a degree likely to foster artificial speculation. That the Scotch joint stock banks have had a large surplus of capital at their command, may be readily inferred from the large purchases of Consols which they have made during the past ten days or a fortnight, amounting to full three quarters of a million, in addition to the purchase of Long Annuities, to the amount of about 7,0001. per annum. The general character of these transac tions may be taken as bona fide investments, made, not for the sake of ephemeral speculation, but rather as a mode of securing a certain rate of int erest not easily obtainable at pre sent in North Britain, upom commercial bills and loan ac counts, with so little risk, of which there cannot be better evidence than the heavy purchases in the Long Annuities. There has been a good deal done in the Share Market to-day, but the q uotations are not so strong as they were towards the close of last week, in consequence of many parties having at tempted to realise. The principal quotations in Railway Shares arc—Great Western, at 17 a s pm. ; Brighton are al pm . ; Birmingham are 73 pm. ; and the Quarter Shares 2!21 pm. ; Southampton are 10 dis. ; the New ditto are 161; Croydon are 2 pm. ; Manchester and Leeds arc 61 pm; Manchester and Birmingham are si pm. ; and North Mid land are at par. Colonial Bank Shares are at par.—Herald. A private letter from New York, mentions that the Phoenix Bank of New York, which some time ago resume d still continued t o ma k e i ts payments in cash. the medium o f th e negoc i at i on o f most of the Thiscah p b a a y n m k e s‘ n .a t, s State loans of the United States. DEATH OF SIR H. PALMER.—Died suddenly, on the 26th instant, at Willey-house, near Farnham, Surrey, most deservedly esteemed and lamented by a numerous circle of friends, and leaving a disconsolate widow and young family, Sir Ralph Palmer, Knight, aged 54, who but lately returned from India, having filled for many yerirs the very honourable and important post of Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Madras. An inquest waf held the following day before Mr. Henry Woods, Coroner for the county, and a re spectable Jury, when it appeared, from the evidence of two of the principal domestics, that Sir Ralph (who was represented to have been in goo d health) had been shooting with some friends visiti ng at h i s house, and, havi ng comp l a i ne d at t h e dinner table of s ome degree o f uneas i ness at h i s chest, had retired to his library, attended by Lady Palmer, to compose himself on a sofa, who as well as the butler visited him at in tervals, till about half-past 9in the evening, when her Lady ship having come out of the library in great alarm, under the impression that Sir Ralph had fainted, the butler immediately went in and discovered that he was a corpse. For the guid ance' of the Jury a post mortem examination was performed by Mr. Bury, the attending surgeon, who being of opinion that a diseased state of the heart was the immediate cause of death, a verdict was pronounced accordingly.—Counly Chronicle. LORD CLO NCURRY.-The following is an extract from a lett er wr i tten by this nobleman and published in the Dublin _Evening post of Saturday last:—" lam quite con vinced that th e new English system of Poor-law is inappli cable to Ir e l an d . We want employment in compensation for absenteeism. Ireland has more resemblance to the England of Elizabeth than of Victoria. Every able bodied man of good character can get employment in England ; our people cannot obtain it thou g h they seek it as a favo u r i n a c ou ntry abounding in land, which only requires labour to make it re pay tenfold the outlay. I would therefore try Colonel Bur goyne in preference to Mr. Nicholl. I would urge employ ment—l would facilitate emigration, and I would support the helpless ; with good management and fair play no others could be destitute in Ireland. These were my original opi nions, and I hold them still, after all the ink which has been shed upon the subject. As a last resource I would fly to Mr. Nicholl. I think O'Connell mistaken in his opposition to Poor-jaws, but I give him full credit for the pprest motives, as I do for the most ardent and disinterested patriotism in his present exertions to put down the, hydra of combination." THE BALLOT.--Within these few days a petition for the Ball o t h as b een numerously signed 84 chapel-en-le- Frith, Derb ys hi re, the f i rst name on wl7.ich is that of Thomas Gisborne,' Eso. late INM f9r tO9 9010 i. ' IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF COMMONS, JAN. 29. The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour. Lord WORSLEY presented a petition from Hull in favour of Mr. Hill's plan of Post-office Reform. Mr. PARROTT presented petitions from Kingsbridge Ind several other parishes in the County of Devonshire, 'raying for the Abolition of Negro Apprenticeship. Mr. ESTCOURT presented a petition from the Gra ivates of the Glasgow University, complaining of certain .31auses in the Apothecaries' Act. Sir S. WHALLEY presented a petition from the in habitants of Marylebone, expressing their surpris3 that Whig Ministers should call upon Parliament to grant a larger Civil List than was ever granted to preceding mo narchs. VOTE BY BALLOT. Sir S W HALLEY also presented a petition from Marjlebone, in favour of the Vote by Ballot, Ttiennial Parliaments, and for persons at mature age having the right to vote. The Hon. Gentleman said he was not yet prepared to agree to the latter part of this petition. Mr. ANDREW WHITE presented a petition from Sunderland, complaining of the great extent to which bribery and intimidation were carried on during the late 3!ection, and praying for the Vote by Ballot, and that the Suffrage might be extended to all householders. In the prayer of this petition he cordially concurred. CANADA. Mr. LISTER presented a petition from Bradford pray ing the House to refuse to grant any supplies of men or money demanded by the Executive for the purpose of mak ing war 'with the people of Canada. PATENT LAW. Mr. NACKINNON presented two petitions in favour of his Patent Law Bill. GLASGOW COTTON SPINNERS. Mr. SVAKLEY presented a petition from Brighton, praying that House to address the Crown for a mitigation of the sentence which had been passed on the Glasgow Cotton Spinners. PETITION OF THE MARYLEBONE RADICAL ASSOCIATION. The HON. MEMBER then presented the petition from the Radical Association which he had withdrawn last week, all the objectionable words having been expunged, and the petitioners stating that it was not their intention to offer the slightest insult to that House. The petition having been laid on the table, the Hon. Member said that the petition prayed the House to hear Counsel at the bar on behalf of the Glasgow Cotton Spinners. He should be glad to hear the opinion of the House upon this point, although he must confess that his own opinion was adverse to the entertain ment of the proposition ; for he could not conceive a more objectionable precedent than to make that House a Court of Appeal from Courts of Justice. He could not therefore make any motion founded on the petition ; it was so objection able in principle, that it was impossible for the House to entertain it. He hoped that on a future occasion the House would bear a statement of the case from a person, not a Counsel, and would be disposed to do justice to all parties concerned.—(Hear, hear.) In compliance with a suggestion from Lord J. Russell, the Hon. Member then gave notice of a motion on the subject for Tuesday week. MEDICAL PAROCHIAL RELIEF. Mr. WAKLEY then moved for certain returns relative to the Medical Relief of Parochial Unions : to such returns no opposition was offered.—Ordered. NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP. Mr. DI VETT presented a petition from Exeter for the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the Colonies ; also a petition from the same place in favour of a reduction of the Postage Duty. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Selby, in York shire, for the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship in the Colonies. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from Sunderland, praying for the abolition of the Stamp Duty on apprenticeships, which p resse d ver y hardly upon the shipwrights. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCES. Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice of his intention to move for returns of the sums paid into the Stamp Office on account of duty upon fire and life insurances for the years 1836-37, distinguishing the amount of insurance, together with the duty paid by each office. Mr. PEMBERTON presented a petition praying for an alteration in the law respecting apothecaries. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from certain Cler gymen of Leeds, thirty-four in number, complaining of a clause in a late Act which had passed that House,_ for the solemnization, of marriages and registra tion of births and deaths. The rtitioners com plained that they were obliged to solemnize marriages on the certificates of parsons who viewed marriage as a civil, and not as a religious, ceremony. The petitioners prayed that the House would repeal a provision which they could not but regard as an infringement upon the liberty of conscience, and in the prayer of that petition he (Sir R. Inglis) cordially concurred. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. BALLOT. Mr. GROTE p resen t e d severa l p etitions in favour of the Ballot. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the House at its rising do adjourn till Friday next. He was not in the House on Saturday last, otherwise he should have given notice of the motion, but he believed it had been generally understood that the House was to adjourn over for a few days. There was some business to be disposed of on Fri day, and therefore he should move that the House do ad journ to that day. Mr. H AWES had been requested byone of the attendants of the House to state, that the exclusion of the public on Saturday last was a matter of a purely accidental nature, for which he was very sorry. It was unnecessary, he presumed, to assure the House that the Government had nothing to do with it, as had been stated by sonic parties.—(Much laughter.) The attendant had begged of him to express his great regret at the circumstance, which was entirely acci dental. The motion for the adjournment of the House was then put and agreed to. CANADA. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Canada Govern ment Bill was then read. Mr. LEADER had several petitions to present on the subject from Westminster, Southwark, Whitechapel, Kingsland-road, St. John's Clerkenwell, and several other places. The petitioners all concurred' in condemning the manner in which Canada had been governed by the Co lonial Office for a number of years, and they prayed that the Coercion Bill might not pass. Sir G. SINCL AIR, having never taken part in any of the discussions respecting the affairs of Canada either during the present or any former Session, hoped the House would allow him to offer a few observations. He believed no Bill had ever been produced to which during its pro gress through the Committee so much had been added, or from which so much had been taken away. The ac quiescence of the Noble Lord in the very seasonable suggestions of the Right Honourable Baronet, showed that though the Noble Lord was not gifted with the second sight, he took the benefit of second thoughts.—(Hear, hear.) The result was anticipated by every Member who then surrounded him, when they heard the first sentence which had fallen from the Right Honourable Member for Coventry. That certainly was a most useful speech—it was useful to all parties—it was useful to the country, but more especially useful to the Government.-- (Hear, hear.) That Right Hon. Gentleiran had—he would not say killed two birds with one stone—but he had most certainly decidedly served two objects with one speech. He had shown his own patriotism, and at the same time served his own party. He wanted to take that opportunity of expressing the deep regret he felt at being obliged to give his support to a Bill of such a nature. He was compelled to do so, by the utter incapacity that had been shown by the Government. He had intended to give another chance to the constituencies of Canada, hop ing that, from the better experience which they now had, that their acts would be better ; the hope that he might be allowed to take such a course was put aside, by the speeches which had fallen from the Honourable Gentlemen opposite, who seemed to have taken to them selves the title of the frionds of Canada—(Hear hear)— epeeches which were the most inflammatory and revolu• tionary which it had ever fallen to his lot to hear. It was also singular that those inflammatory speeches were made by those who at the late election were principally supported by her Majesty's Ministers. Mr. Leader, he was informed, had the Comptroller of the Household for the Chairman of his Committee, and it was broadly asserted that no warrant had been delivered to any trades man to the Royal family who had dared to vote far Sir George Murray, while it was a fact that. the Hon. Mem ber for Kilkenny was supported on his right hand on 'the hustings at Brentford by her Majesty's Attorney-Ge neral.—(Hear.) And those were the Gentlemen who new gave such an efficient support to her Majesty's Government. Then with regard to the appointment of Lord Durham. He wished to speak of that Noble Lord with the high IT , spect that was due to his talents.—(Hear, heat%) But there was one thing with r egar d to : h at appointment he could not help noticing, and that was, the eningiums that were bestowed, and the expectations entertained by certain 't philosophical Radicale--or if they ohj y ccOa ectea to that title he would sain phers bppo site. How were they described by -e- uAhe of the organs of her Majesty's Government this day? In that Mel' they wore described as Lein a rgali section, and that their section r ‘youl be mad e stir srrialler: ''by, their intolerance ant insufferable 'self-coneeit. Snell Was the hipipav tiseci tqw4cl§ his Holt, Friend the Member V rr Kilkenny, (Mr. Hume) and those who vot4fOr...*:na''''" by the organ of a Mi n i s t r y th a t h e ld i ts scat tigt . iv .: ) .fr. s , support, and which w ith ou t their supportesaa; a lapse i n t o th e i r f ormer i ns i gn ifi cence. The N,:t4 W " O l -, of impr ov i ng t h e C ons tit u ti on o f C ana d a was byaric, , the qualification of the elective franchise. UOc_kt its mA present qualifi ca ti on th e const i tuenc i es would be more - likely to elect Masaniellos and Jack Cedes, than John Hampdens and Algernon Sydneys, and he thought the Noble Lord opposite would have a much better chance of being returned by them than his Noble ancestor would have had. There was another subject to which hecould not help adverting, that was intimately connected with the present-- it was a subject that involved not only the interests of Canada together with those of our other dependencies, but the welfare of the mother country and the stability of our institutions, and it was this—were n her Majesty's present Ministers incompetent in point of influence, and incompetent in point of ability, to conduct the affairs of this great empire ?—(Hear and cheers.) Were they actuated in their general policy by the principles of justice, firmness, and consistency ? If every member were to lay his hand on his heart, and were to be asked, could he place confidence in the present Government, a great majority would be obliged to answer in the negative—(Tory cheers)--and, as to the people of England, he firmly believed that the religious portion of the people looked with astonishment and disgust at the shabbiness with which the Ministers cringed to their opponents, and the tenacity with which they clung to office.—(Tory cheers.) They had not the honesty to win the friendship of the straightforward Conservatives, nor the courage to repress the disaffected.—(Loud cheers from the Tory benches.) In fact, they had sunk to the very nadir of political infamy.—(To r y c h eers , an d great laughter on the Ministerial Benches.) They held office without power—they sought support without confidence— they exhibited pretension without talent, and profession withoutperformance.—( Cheers and laughter.) They couldnot manage the affairs of the nation, nor even the business of that House, without the assistance, advice, and superintend ence of his Right Hon. Friend (Sir R. Peel), who was as superior to them in ability an d k now l e d ge , as h e was in g-enerosity and forbearance.—(Tory cheers, and great laughter on the Ministerial benches.) That Hon. Baronet was as indifferent to the emoluments of office, as he was qualified to fulfil its duties.--(Opposition cheers.) The acceptance of office would cost as great a sacrifice on his part, as its abandonment would cost the present Mini ters.—(Cheers.) He (Sir George Sinclair) trusted that he would ere long see his Right Hon. Friend at the head of a Cabinet which would pursue a straightforward course, and relieve the country from the mortification of 'seine ruled by an incompetent and slippery Cabinet, which maintained maintained itself by the disreputable expedient of setting one party against the other, of both of which it was equally in dread, and by both of which it was equally despised.—(Great cheering from the Tory Benches.) Sir HARRY VERNEY commenced his observations in so indistinct a tone that they were nearly inaudible in the gallery. He was understood to say that ho did not consider the conduct of the Right Honourable Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, on the Canada Bill, had been so chivalrous as his Hon. Friend (Sir George Sinclair) had represented it.—(Hear, hear.) But, on the contrary, he (Sir H. Verney) considered that conduct as characterised by a spirit totally the reverse of chivalrous.—(Hear.) His Hon. Friend (Sir G. Sinclair) had not been able to place his finger on any part of the Bill which he felt bound to op pose. As to what he had hinted at with regard to the not sending additional troops to Canada, the conduct of the Ministry had been approved of by his Grace the Duke of Welington.—(Cries of " no, no," from the Opposition Benches.) In spite of the contradiction of Hon. Members opposite, he (Sir H. Verney)asserted thathis Grace the Duke of Wellington, with that Noble independence of party spirit which had always dintinguished him, had fully acquitted her Majesty's Ministers for not having sent an increased military force with the resolutions which had been passed last year regarding Lower Canada. True, his Grace said that the garrisons in Nova Scotia, &c., might have been with advan tage increased—( Hear, from the Opposition) —but he (Sir H. V.) contended that the event had justified the conduct of the Government. The Government could not be blamed for the fact of an insurrection in Canada. The Hon. Ba ronet (Sir G. Sinclair) had himself agreed to the resolu tions regarding Lower Canada, though he now condemned them. Why did not the Honourable Baronet condemn them when they were first brought forward ? The Hon. Baronet bad not t'one so—he had acceded to the re solutions, and now he was the first to come forward and complain of them as the cause of the insurrection.—(Hear.) He was glad that the Hon. Gentleman, in commenting on the general conduct of Government, was not able to find fault with at least one act of theirs, viz., the selection which they had made as a Mediator with the Colonies, in the per- • son of Lord Durham.—( Hear, hear.) He did think it a happy circumstance that a Noble Lord was found willing to forego the proud situation which lie held, and to accept that most arduous, difficult, and painful office.—(Hear, hear.) lie could not forget that which, although it had not been alluded to in the discussions which taken place on this question—he could not but consider as one of the chief causes of the disturbances in Canada, viz., that the conduct of Englishm en in these colonies was anything but that of a conciliating nature towards the ancient settlers ; and he hoped for much from the mild, conciliating, yet firm and energetic character of the Noble Lord who had accepted this office. The Honourable Gentleman in the course of the de bate had found fault with the North American Govern ment. Now he did not think that these observations were founded in justice. On the contrary, he thought that considering the excited state of public feeling in the United States, the American Government had shown a great degree of forbearance and moderation, and a desire to maintain friendly relations with this country. He hoped, notwithstanding the success which had hitherto attended, and which no doubt would always attend her Majesty's arms, he hoped it would not prevent the Government from taking this opportunity of entering into a full consideration of the state of these Colonies, and that the Noble Earl who was entrusted with the Government of them would be em powered to make a full and final settlement of them. Mr. HUME said that the Hon. Baronet who had just left the House, and who had made such a long speech, which he hoped had somewhat relieved him—(Laughter)-- had taken a great deal of trouble to bring forward charges against the entire policy of her Majesty's Government, without directing himself to the principle of this Bill, and had instituted a comparison between the party now in power and that with which he was connected, favourable to the latter. He knew that his Honourable Friend really thought that a worse Government could not exist than that which had been in office for the last two or three years, and if he (Mr. H.) was not assured of his sincerity, he would have supposed the speech to have been a faithful transcript of a leader which had appeared in a morning paper of that day—(Hear, hear, and laughter)—which had embraced every species of topic for the purpose of blackening the Government, without pointing out any distinct ground of accusation against them. The Hon. Baronet had not fairly described the feelings of the party with whom he (Mr. Hume) acted. He (Mr. Hume) certainly was indignant at such a measure having been brought forward. But many useful measures had. been passed by the present Government, and he wished the Hon. Baronet opposite to point out any emanating from the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Peel), which could bear any comparison between them.—(Hear.) As an honest Radical, he preferred her Majesty's Ministers, to the Hon. Gentlemen opposite ; and he believed that a very large majority of the people approved of the liberal and enlightened measures weich they had brought forward. When the motion on the merits of the Administration shou'd be brought forward, that would be the proper tme for answering the remarks made on the opposite side. He (Mr. H.) thought the Hon. Member might have re served his tirade for a more fitting opportunity. He would now refor to the Bill, and say that notwithstanding the eke-, rations made in it in Committee, he had as strong an aver sion to it as ever, and consid ere d i t re fl ected the highest discredit on a Reform Administration. The present Mi nistry were powerful to do evil, because they were sure to have the support of the other side of the House, if any measure was brought forward trenching on the liberties of the people.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) He would ask the Noble Lord whether he had any constitutional ground for suspendin g the C onst i tut i on of Lowe r C ana d a ? If he meant to found his reasons on the stoppage of the supplies, it was totally indefeasible, and the conduct of the House of Assembly affotaied him no valid ground whatever for doing as he had done. Why should the Noble Lord seek to abolish the Constitution of Lower Canada, when it app eare d t h at the revolt was totally sup pressed? The Noble Lord had stated the stoppage of the supplies to be his foremost reason for interfering with the rights of the Canadians. If the Noble Lord acted on that principle, he was about to subvert the greatest right held by the House of Commons, or any other assembly, There was no other means of putting an end to had measures, or checking a corrupt Adminiatration. He (Mr. H.) held in his hand the reso ltition of the House of Commons of July, 1678, setting forth that all aids and supplies are the soleopgpifotsitonthteo Oxen-tons. Did the N o bl e L or d mean t o a bid e b y that rule If he did, h ow cou ld h e act in that principle ? With respect to Canada, when the Act passed, it was understood that the House of the House of e Assembly wa s t o enjoyya resolution all the privileges o f of r the Hus House of Commo ns ; an d by A'SO(P.IIIy in 1793 they adopted the resolution of this House to which he had just referred. On what ground, then, could the Noble Lord interfere with the rights of the Canadians, who had done no more than carry . out the principle of this House ? The House of Assembly